Wolfe Tones draw record 'Arena' crowd as Electric Picnic ends on a high

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Wolfe Tones draw record Electric Picnic 'Arena' crowd as revellers soak up the sun

- that had the place hopping. The band, who pride themselves in rebel tunes and traditional Irish music, set a record for attendance at the Electric Arena, with many wishing they had been booked for the main stage.

The biggest reception the band got was when they played 'Celtic Symphony', a song that landed the Ireland women's national team in bother when they sang it in their dressing room, at Hampden Park, after qualifying for their first ever World Cup. The lyrics are:'Graffiti on the wall, graffiti on the wall'Ooh ah up the 'RA, say ooh ah up the 'RA'That 'RA' is a reference to the I.R.

 

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